Taku Kishimoto

Career Overview

Taku Kishimoto has 35 screen credits in a career dating back to 2006. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently HAIKYU!! Collection with 4 titles. Signature works include Haikyu!!, Fruits Basket, DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

35

Birth Place

Hyogo, Japan

Known For

• 

  Haikyu!!
• 

  Fruits Basket
• 

  DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO
• 

  SAKAMOTO DAYS
• 

  Moriarty the Patriot
• 

  BLUE LOCK

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

• HAIKYU!! Collection (4 titles)
• Gintama Collection (1 titles)
• Love Undercover Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Nobunaga Shimazaki (3 collaborations)
• Makoto Furukawa (2 collaborations)
• Soma Saito (2 collaborations)
• Yuki Ono (2 collaborations)
• Ayumu Murase (1 collaborations)
• Kaito Ishikawa (1 collaborations)
• Manaka Iwami (1 collaborations)
• Yuma Uchida (1 collaborations)
• Yuichi Nakamura (1 collaborations)
• Rie Kugimiya (1 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (32 credits)

  • cocoon - One Summer of Girlhood

    screenplay

    writing
    2026
  • THE ONE PIECE

    series composition

    writing

    - Romance Dawn () ... series composition writing
    2026
  • Gintama the Movie 2026: Yoshiwara in Flames

    screenplay

    writing
    2026
  • The Keeper of the Camphor Tree

    screenplay

    writing
    2026
  • Luka and the Flower of the Sun

    writer

    writing
    2025
  • SAKAMOTO DAYS

    series composition

    writing

    - Each One's Mission (2025) ... series composition writing

    - Hard Mode (2025) ... series composition writing

    - Mutual Fans (2025) ... series composition writing

    - Exam, Stage Three (2025) ... series composition writing

    - Kanaguri (2025) ... series composition writing
    2025
  • BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE -EPISODE NAGI-

    series composition

    writing
    2024
  • Luka and the Flower of the Sun

    writer

    writing
    2024
  • GREAT PRETENDER razbliuto

    writer

    writing
    2024
  • BURN THE WITCH #0.8

    screenplay

    writing
    2023
  • Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage

    series composition

    writing

    - Return of the Sword King (2023) ... series composition writing

    - Miranjo and the Demon / The Prince and His Treasures (2023) ... series composition writing

    - Kage's Yearning / A Great Mother (2023) ... series composition writing

    - The Snake Charmer With the Crooked Smile / The Big Four's Banquet (2023) ... series composition writing

    - Bojji the King / The Melancholy of King Daida (2023) ... series composition writing
    2023
  • BLUE LOCK

    series composition

    writing
    2022
  • Fruits Basket -prelude-

    screenplay

    writing
    2022
  • The Deer King

    screenplay

    writing
    2021
  • Ranking of Kings

    series composition

    writing

    - The King and the Sun (2022) ... series composition writing

    - A Promise to the Demon (2022) ... series composition writing

    - The Swordsmanship of a King (2022) ... series composition writing

    - Immortal vs. Invincible (2022) ... series composition writing

    - The Last Bastion (2022) ... series composition writing
    2021
  • DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO

    series composition

    writing

    - Wanna Do Something to Make It Not a Dry Run? (2023) ... series composition writing

    - Don't You Miss Me, Senpai? (2023) ... series composition writing

    - Hachioji-senpai Taught Me a Lot (2023) ... series composition writing

    - That Is, If You Win at Least Once, Senpai (2023) ... series composition writing

    - Why Don't You Try Bulking Up a Little, Paisen? (2023) ... series composition writing
    2021
  • Moriarty the Patriot

    series composition

    writing

    - The Final Problem, Act 2 (2021) ... series composition writing

    - The Final Problem, Act 1 (2021) ... series composition writing

    - The Two Criminals (2021) ... series composition writing

    - The Sign of Mary (2021) ... series composition writing

    - The White Knight of London, Act 2 (2021) ... series composition writing
    2020
  • The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited The Stage

    screenplay

    writing
    2020
  • Woodpecker Detective's Office

    series composition

    writing

    - Pale Blue Skies (2020) ... series composition writing

    - The Hour of Demons (2020) ... series composition writing

    - Over Many Mountains and Rivers (2020) ... series composition writing

    - Events Fulfilled (2020) ... series composition writing

    - Young Man (2020) ... series composition writing
    2020
  • Haikyuu!! Puppet Animation

    screenplay

    writing
    2020
  • Fruits Basket

    series composition

    writing

    - See You Again Soon (2021) ... series composition writing

    - You Fought Well (2021) ... series composition writing

    - Goodbye (2021) ... series composition writing

    - I Just Love Her (2021) ... series composition writing

    - What's Your Name? (2021) ... series composition writing
    2019
  • Haikyu!! The Movie: Battle of Concepts

    screenplay

    writing
    2017
  • Haikyu!! The Movie: Talent and Sense

    screenplay

    writing
    2017
  • Monster Strike The Movie: To The Place of Beginnings

    screenplay

    writing
    2016
  • 91 Days

    series composition

    writing

    - Slipping Through the Dirty Sky (2016) ... series composition writing

    - All for Nothing (2016) ... series composition writing

    - Proof of Good Faith (2016) ... series composition writing

    - Black and Deep Desires (2016) ... series composition writing

    - Behind the Curtain (2016) ... series composition writing
    2016
  • Magi: Adventure of Sinbad

    screenplay

    writing

    - Magi (2016) ... screenplay writing

    - Djinn Equip vs Djinn Equip (2016) ... screenplay writing

    - Artemyra, the City in the Sky (2016) ... screenplay writing

    - The Power to Change the World (2016) ... screenplay writing

    - Sasan, the Land of Purity (2016) ... screenplay writing
    2016
  • ERASED

    series composition

    writing

    - Treasure (2016) ... series composition writing

    - Future (2016) ... series composition writing

    - Joy (2016) ... series composition writing

    - Closure (2016) ... series composition writing

    - Spiral (2016) ... series composition writing
    2016
  • Haikyu!! the Movie: The Winner and the Loser

    screenplay

    writing
    2015
  • Haikyu!! the Movie: The End and the Beginning

    series composition

    writing
    2015
  • Haikyu!!

    series composition

    writing

    - The Promised Land (2020) ... series composition writing

    - Monsters' Ball (2020) ... series composition writing

    - The Birth of the Serene King (2020) ... series composition writing

    - Pitons (2020) ... series composition writing

    - Hero (2020) ... series composition writing
    2014
  • Usagi Drop

    series composition

    writing

    - The First Step (2011) ... series composition writing

    - Stomach Flu (2011) ... series composition writing

    - A Typhoon Has Come! (2011) ... series composition writing

    - Precious to Grandpa (2011) ... series composition writing

    - Secretly Running Away From Home (2011) ... series composition writing
    2011
  • Gintama

    - Do Something Uncharacteristic, and Something Uncharacteristic Will Happen (2018) ... writer writing

    - Making a Dull World Interesting (2018) ... writer writing

    - Rabbits Jump High on Moonlit Nights (2018) ... writer writing

    - The Evildoers Who Do Good (2018) ... writer writing

    - Bushido Is Found One Second Before Death (2018) ... writer writing
    2006

• directing (1 credits)

  • Pokémon: Twilight Wings

    script supervisor

    directing

    - Sky (2020) ... script supervisor directing

    - Moonlight (2020) ... script supervisor directing

    - Assistant (2020) ... script supervisor directing

    - Early-Evening Waves (2020) ... script supervisor directing

    - Buddy (2020) ... script supervisor directing
    2020

• creators (1 credits)

  • 91 Days

    creator

    creators
    2016

• crew (1 credits)

  • Magi: Adventure of Sinbad

    script

    crew

    - The Capture of Dungeon Valefor, Part 3 (2015) ... script crew

    - The Capture of Dungeon Valefor, Part 2 (2015) ... script crew

    - The Capture of Dungeon Valefor, Part 1 (2014) ... script crew

    - The Capture of Dungeon Baal, Part 2 (2014) ... script crew

    - The Capture of Dungeon Baal, Part 1 (2014) ... script crew
    2014